Exam CCAR-F Topic 1 Question 61 Discussion
Actual exam question for Anthropic's CCAR-F exam
Question #: 61
Topic #: 1
Question #: 61
Topic #: 1
You are using Claude Code to accelerate software development. Your team uses it for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and documentation. You need to integrate it into your development workflow with custom slash commands, CLAUDE.md configurations, and understand when to use plan mode vs direct execution.
Your infrastructure-as-code repository includes Terraform modules ( /terraform/ ), Kubernetes manifests (
/kubernetes/ ), and CI/CD pipeline scripts ( /pipelines/ ). Each requires different conventions, but your single root CLAUDE.md has grown to 500+ lines. When developers work on Kubernetes files, Terraform-specific rules load into context unnecessarily, consuming tokens.
What is the best approach to reorganize so only relevant guidance loads when editing specific file types?
Your infrastructure-as-code repository includes Terraform modules ( /terraform/ ), Kubernetes manifests (
/kubernetes/ ), and CI/CD pipeline scripts ( /pipelines/ ). Each requires different conventions, but your single root CLAUDE.md has grown to 500+ lines. When developers work on Kubernetes files, Terraform-specific rules load into context unnecessarily, consuming tokens.
What is the best approach to reorganize so only relevant guidance loads when editing specific file types?
Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer
Path-scoped rules directly satisfy the requirement that instructions load only when Claude works with matching files. Each infrastructure domain can have a separate Markdown file under .claude/rules/ , with YAML paths frontmatter targeting Terraform files, Kubernetes manifests, or pipeline configuration.
Anthropic documents that .claude/rules/ keeps project guidance modular and supports conditional loading based on glob patterns. Rules with a paths field apply only when Claude works with matching files, reducing irrelevant context and token consumption. Rules without path frontmatter load unconditionally. ( https://code.
claude.com/docs/en/memory )
Option B improves readability but leaves all 500-plus lines in every session. Option C can provide directory- specific CLAUDE.md guidance, but path-scoped rules are more precise when conventions depend on extensions or patterns spanning multiple directories. Option D still requires manual imports and does not provide the documented conditional rule-loading mechanism.
A suitable design would use rules such as terraform.md scoped to terraform/**/*.tf , kubernetes.md scoped to kubernetes/**/*.{yaml,yml} , and pipelines.md scoped to the pipeline directory. Broad project-wide commands and repository etiquette can remain in the root CLAUDE.md.
Official references/topics: .claude/rules/ ; Path-Specific Rules; YAML Frontmatter; Context-Efficient Instruction Loading.
Anthropic documents that .claude/rules/ keeps project guidance modular and supports conditional loading based on glob patterns. Rules with a paths field apply only when Claude works with matching files, reducing irrelevant context and token consumption. Rules without path frontmatter load unconditionally. ( https://code.
claude.com/docs/en/memory )
Option B improves readability but leaves all 500-plus lines in every session. Option C can provide directory- specific CLAUDE.md guidance, but path-scoped rules are more precise when conventions depend on extensions or patterns spanning multiple directories. Option D still requires manual imports and does not provide the documented conditional rule-loading mechanism.
A suitable design would use rules such as terraform.md scoped to terraform/**/*.tf , kubernetes.md scoped to kubernetes/**/*.{yaml,yml} , and pipelines.md scoped to the pipeline directory. Broad project-wide commands and repository etiquette can remain in the root CLAUDE.md.
Official references/topics: .claude/rules/ ; Path-Specific Rules; YAML Frontmatter; Context-Efficient Instruction Loading.
by Olivia at Sep 14, 2026, 03:04 PM
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